Children's OT:

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• Develop fine motor skills so they can grasp and release toys and develop good handwriting or computer skills.

• Improve eye–hand coordination so they can play and do needed school skills such as bat a ball and copy from a blackboard.

• Master basic life skills such as bathing, getting dressed, brushing teeth, and self-feeding.

• Learn positive behaviors and social skills by practicing how they manage frustration and anger.

• Get special equipment to help build their independence. These include wheelchairs, splints, bathing equipment, dressing devices, and communication aids.

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Adult's OT:

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• Evaluating patients to establish a personalized therapy plan to achieve the most effective results

• Administering therapy approaches and instructing patients with therapy activities and tasks that promote rehabilitation of patient injuries and traumas

• Using technical or computer equipment to document and display patient medical information and reports

• Organizing and maintaining patient medical and treatment records and documenting therapy sessions and approaches

• Maintaining therapy equipment such as walkers, lifts, mechanical chairs, pulleys and other exercise equipment that is used for therapy sessions

• Working in tandem with physical therapists and speech pathologists to develop and implement effective treatment plans for patients